Huge speculation began when the BBC announced that there would be four coaches on the panel of The Voice. It was said that Kylie Minogue was due to become a coach on the show, but it would have cost the TV station too much to get her on the panel.[2] Her sister, Dannii Minogue was also confirmed to be in the running after she left the panel of The X Factor.[3] Mark Owen[3] and Lenny Kravitz were strong candidates for the role.[3] Frankie Sandford of The Saturdays was also confirmed to be in the running